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Retroverted Uterus
A retroverted uterus is occurs when the uterus is tipped backwards. This means that the fundus is aimed toward the rectum. This is a condition that can go unrecognized. Usually, if you do in fact have a Retroverted uterus, you will have the following symptoms:
- Sex may be painful
- Painful periods
There is no interference with pregnancy and Retroverted uterus. There are treatments that are available if you are experiencing painful intercourse:
- Manual repositioning of the uterus by a physician
- Laparoscopic surgery to correct the position
- Pelvic exercises
If you are having painful sexual intercourse and you suspect that you may have a Retroverted uterus, contact your physician.
Roseola
Roseola is a highly infectious, childhood disease. Its characteristics include fever, lethargy, and a rash that looks like small pink spots all over the body. There is little that can be done to prevent roseola but you can treat the fever. The good thing about roseola is that it typically only lasts about a week and by the time the rash appears, there is no further illness.
Rhesus incompatibility:
Everyone has a specific blood and RH factor. In 85% of people, the Rhesus Factor is positive. The other 15% have an RH factor that is negative. If a mother is RH negative and the baby is RH positive, there may be a problem. The mother’s antibodies will cross over the placenta into the baby’s blood and regarding it as “foreign”, will try to break it down. This causes problems with the baby’s hemoglobin level (the iron carrying element in the red blood cells) which can cause anemia. If this is the case, blood transfusions are necessary at birth. Also, babies can be born severely jaundiced.
RH disease can only occur in women with RH negative blood.
Some of the causes are:
- An exchange of blood between mother and baby during delivery
- If the mother, who is rhesus-negative, has had bleeding during pregnancy
If these occur, the mother is given an injection of anti-D immunoglobulin. Your blood with no be prevented from producing antibodies against RH(D) blood cells and will protect you during any future pregnancies.
Once it has been established that you are rhesus negative, your health care provider will require extra blood tests during your pregnancy to monitor your blood for rhesus antibodies.
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